This is the 31st meeting of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics.
We have two orders of the day. One is a very brief one, namely committee business dealing with the steering committee report to the full committee; and the second is to consider the annual report of the activities of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner in relation to public office-holders under the Conflict of Interest Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, referred to our committee on Wednesday, June 17, 2009. The commissioner is with us.
Colleagues, what I would like to do first is to deal with the steering committee report. You have had circulated to you prior to this meeting a calendar of outstanding or pending work, or matters that have occurred subsequent to our return. The committee has reviewed all of those matters and slotted them in. We had a very good meeting—it didn't take very long—and we were unanimous that this would be a good starting point.
Now, as the members know, the committee at any time can propose amendments to its scheduled work, depending on the evolution or development of any other area, as well as any new items. I'm not going to go down the list, but I would indicate to you that there are five meeting days that have no business currently scheduled. They are November 26 and 30, and December 3, 8 and 10. So we do have room for additional work, or maybe amplification of work that is already listed here.
Are there any questions with regard to the steering committee recommendations to the full committee?
If not, is it agreed that we adopt this report?
(Motion agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])
Thank you very much.
Our witness today is Mary Dawson, the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner.
Welcome, Commissioner. It's very nice to see you again. As you can see, we have a couple of new members on our committee. We thought it was important to bring before us all of our commissioners with whom we have matters in common, first of all, to deal with the business at hand, and secondly, to allow the members an opportunity to meet and hear you and to ask you some questions.
Today we're here with regard to your 2008-09 annual report on public office-holders, as referred to our committee.
I understand you have some opening remarks for us. I would first invite you to introduce the colleagues you brought with you and, second, to proceed with your brief statement.